Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian Classic User Guide - Manual (Page 20)

Chapter 3 Collecting FactoryTalk Historian Classic Data
Item Description
Workcell A location and/or group of equipment used to perform work in a
manufacturing process. The operations in a manufacturing process
are performed at workcells. A workcell is typically a physical
location and a primary resource (e.g., a machine); however, it may
also represent a logical grouping of primary resources from which a
selection is made.
Line A collection of one or more workcells that are combined to perform
work. The workcells in a line are either physically located close to
one another, or are related to one another in the production process
(the production result of the first workcell in a line feeds the second
workcell in the line).
Area A physical, geographical, or logical grouping of lines and/or
workcells within a site, typically representing a main production
capability (e.g., electronic assembly) within a manufacturing
location.
Site A group of areas, lines, and workcells representing a geographical
location at which products are manufactured.
Enterprise The highest-level activity area, typically representing the business.
The plant model may be used by all RSBizWare applications in your
organization (FactoryTalk Metrics, FactoryTalk Historian Classic,
and FactoryTalk Scheduler). The enterprises, sites, areas, lines, and
workcells in your plant model are the subjects of your performance
parameter evaluation. For implementations of RSBizWare that
incorporate the FactoryTalk Scheduler application, the plant model
also includes capacity, which is the property of an activity area
describing its availability over time. The performance parameters
can also be configured for resources.
NOTE:
To create and edit the plant model, you must be granted the
Organize Plant Model privilege by your RSBizWare administrator.
If you want to have access to sample data, see "Loading Sample
Activity Areas".
To configure the plant model in the Configuration Console:
1. On the Configure menu, click Plant Model.
Configuring the Plant Model
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